Plague ports
the global urban impact of bubonic plague,1894-1901
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Publication
2007 - New York University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
87,250 words, Guess
Page Count
349 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100814722326
- ISBN-139780814722329
- Goodreads1589652
- Library of Congress Control Number2006022748
- OCLC Control Number70292105
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL15984723M
Classifications
- LCCRA644.P7 E34 2006
Description
A century ago, the third bubonic plague swept the globe, taking more than 15 million lives. The book tells the story of ten cities on five continents that were ravaged by the epidemic in it's initial years: Hong Kong and Bombay, the Asian emporiums of the British Empire where the epidemic first surfaced; Sydney, Honolulu and San Francisco, three 'pearls' of the Pacific; Buenos Aires and Rio de Janiero in South America; Alexandria and Cape town in Africa; and Porto in Europe. This book examines the plague's impact in each of these cities, on politicians, the medical and public health authorities, and especially on the citizenry, many of whom were recent migrants crammed into grim living spaces.
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